notes
started out thinking i’d play a mix of ebm, techno and acid, but as often is the case,
i go one way and flow another. lots of electro and acid in there, but also danced into
my lazercrunk crates for a few weirder bass tunes, a slice or five of footwork and eventually an idm classic.
splits the difference between what i might play at home and in the club.

LAZERCRUNK is a club night that was founded in 2008 on the principle of bringing the best in fun, new, anything-goes bass music with touring and local guest performers, fun themes, live lazers and other wackyness in the club.

For 2017, we’ve decided to break out of the mold of the past several years, and alter our format to mix things up and bring some fresh energy. Going forward we’ll be having four quarterly nights at our original home base, BRILLOBOX (Mar, June, Sept, Dec) and four quarteryly nights at the original ultra-dive, BELVEDERES (Feb, May, Aug, Nov). We’re also re-dedicated to bringing in unique visuals and themes that you won’t see at any other regular event, as well as keeping pushing things forward with top quality guests, both touring and local. Beyond that, we’ll never take ourselves too seriously – LAZERCRUNK is all about letting loose and having fun.

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Slick Shoota is an Oslo-based producer known for producing high energy club hybrids. His productions take inspiration from a myriad of sources, among them Chicago’s footwork and the UK’s jungle and a host of other types of club music. With his productions he has carved out a unique sound that bridges both historical and geographical gaps, a sound that is well defined and exploratory at the same time.

Together with Skawr and Drippin he runs acclaimed club night and label Ball ‘Em Up, which has seen success in Norway, hosting performers like Sinjin Hawke and Zora Jones, Visionist, Jam City and Yung Lean. This eclectisism in the club night’s guests is also reflected in Slick’s performances, digging for tracks on the internet for hours on end to keep his sets unpredictable and entertaining.

Slick has received support from several notable producers and dj’s, like Scratcha DVA, Machinedrum, Oneman, B. Traits, Monki, DJ Spinn & DJ Rashad and the whole Teklife Crew. In November 2015 it was announced that Slick Shoota would join the legendary Teklife crew as an official member.

Slick Shoota has released music across top labels in the bass music scene, and been lauded as one of FACT Magazines favourite remixers and received a glowing review of the Mad Decent released single ‘F Dat’ on Pitchfork. In summer 2015, Slick Shoota joined Noisey for an installment in their ’48 Hour Mixtape’ documentary series. For two days he was joined by a camera crew, documenting his collaborations and productions with other producers and artists in Oslo. The resulting EP features collaborations with Drippin, Boska, Purpurr Purple and Samsaya.

Join the Hollywood Theater and Horror Realm in welcoming actor Andre Gower in person for a special presentation of his 1987 film THE MONSTER SQUAD, the horror comedy film written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker and directed by Fred Dekker (who also wrote and directed Night of the Creeps). It was released by Tri-Star Pictures on August 14, 1987. The film features the Universal Monsters (re-imagined by a team of special effects artists including Stan Winston), led by Count Dracula. They, in turn, combat a group of savvy kids out to keep them from controlling the world.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors (65+)/kids under 12/students with valid ID and $5 for theater members.

Autographs available for a separate charge.

You can also meet Andre at Horror Realm Con & Pop Expo that same weekend. Convention admission is not included in the film ticket

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Interesting art/experimental show at Modern Formations…

__Muyassar Kurdi [Chicago]
“Multi-instrumentalist Muyassar Kurdi flits across the Chicago scene as a benevolent fixture of DIY shows, informal house jams, and magick rituals, glimpsed in the corner of a dim room swaying under a veil to the rhythms pouring from the PA. Her own solo output under her given name and the Humminbird moniker spans a wide range of drone, noise, and ambient experimentation, animated by her keening vocal delivery and the tones of her autoharp processed into sheets of reverbed caterwaul. Her irregular tunings and heavy effects manipulation render the autoharp an atonal self-accompanist, possessed of fine-grain details and a mix-consuming dynamic range that fixes our attention somewhere between claustrophobic discomfort and liberation. Kurdi’s voice escapes in a theatrical bellow that evokes Diamanda Galás’s plague mass invocations as it floats over the din in clear and ringing tones.”
-Tiny Mix Tapes
https://muyassarkurdi.bandcamp.com/

__Ricardo Iamuuri
“Ricardo Iamuuri Robinson is an audio visual artist. His work explores the relationship between sound, object and space. He is founder and owner of SONARCHEOLOGY STUDIOS, a recording studio dedicated to creating audio tours, Foley art, sound compositions, audio books and scores for film and theater. His work has been funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation and the Lyman Fund, and featured in the Emmy Award-winning documentaries In Country: Vietnam and Jim Crow Pennsylvania. He has also recorded & released two full-length albums: Conversations with Shepherds, Sheep, Guinea Pigs and Monkeys: Nursery Rhymes for the Underfed Minds, Vol. 1 and Conversations w/ Aliens, Automatons, Paper Kings and Plastic Dreams: Nursery Rhymes for the Unfettered Minds, Vol. 2. He is based in Pittsburgh, where he lives with his daughter, Amiel.”
https://sonarcheology.squarespace.com/

__Mike Tamburo
“Pittsburgh’s Mike Tamburo (Brother Ong) is a multi- instrumentalist, who plays hammered dulcimer, shahi baaja, gong, guitar, autoharp, swarmandal and a slew of effects. He is greatly inspired by American folk and minimalist music traditions as well as Indian classical music.”
https://miketamburo.bandcamp.com/

Wreck League is a custom remix party series which takes particular themes within cinema and pop culture and brings them to the dance floor for a one-night show. The rules are simple: we select a theme, and participating producers dig for sample material within the spectrum to remix. We play this material for one-time use to give attendees something they cannot find online. Audio and visual source material are weaved together, bringing in visual themes which match the music. From Hollywood classics to obscure foreign films, we promise to bring you every explosion, synth and laser you can handle in one action-packed night.

✦ 4 hours of original music from 4 remixers, sourcing samples from vinyl/VHS/CD/DVD soundtracks of 1980s sci fi films

✦ FREE Wreck League: 8089SF soundtrack ONLY AT THE DOOR includes 1 hour of selections – the other 3 hours of original beats played live will not be available anywhere, so BE THERE!

Curated is a cross platform audiovisual event that combines live visual art with music to deliver a unique sensory experience. The musicians in each showcase are hand picked, mixing and matching artists from various genres and regions. Join us as we celebrate the first installment.

$10 entry
free drinks

Music:

Medhane///Slauson Malone (NYC)
http://medhane.slausonmalone.com/

RIVKA (HOKO / PGH)

Wise Blood w/ special guest Moon Baby (DOVECOTE / PGH)

DJ Manny (TEKLIFE / CHI)

Visuals:

JULIE MALLIS-
Julie is a multimedia artist and VJ working with live visuals & projection mapping, video & animation, printmaking and sound. She has exhibited and performed her work nationally in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New York City and the San Francisco Bay.
http://www.juliemallis.com/

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BOOM CONCEPTS is an an art and performance space used for creative events, community meetings, film screenings, workshops and July’s premiere day parties: BOOM after Brunch. BOOM Concepts is run by the Magic Organs Studio, Jenesis Magazine and Re:Innovating LLC, working across multiple arts platforms to provide a safe and productive space in Garfield.

Tipsy Oxcart plays electric, sweaty, bumpin’ Balkan music, channeling the spirit of 36 hour weddings to keep the crowds dancing until the sun comes up. Serving up originals and fresh, upbeat arrangements of urban dance tunes, the band deviously infuses the sounds of South-Eastern Europe with elements of funk, rock, and jazz. Dig naughty violin solos, atomic accordion grooves, freak-out clarinet, and the baddest rhythm section this side of the Mediterranean. A party with Tipsy Oxcart is guaranteed to shake the dance floor all night long!

Al Shepard is better known by his stage name Blueprint, as an acclaimed indie hip-hop artist from Columbus, OH and a founder of Weightless Recordings. He is one-half of the duo Soul Position with producer RJD2 and a member of the group Greenhouse Effect with rapper Illogic. Blueprint began to reach a wider audience in 2002 when he appeared on “Final Frontier” from RJD2’s debut album Deadringer. Since then, he has released two albums with RJD2 as Soul Position, and several solo albums on Rhymesayers Entertainment, including 1988 (2005) and Adventures in Counter-Culture (2011). In 2014, he released his latest album, Respect the Architect on Weightless Recordings, which was given a 9/10 rating by Rap Reviews. Over his career, Blueprint has appeared as a guest on over three dozen tracks by other artists, including the likes of Sage Francis, Aesop Rock, Eyedea & Abilities, Vast Aire, Mr. Lif, Jake One, Abstract Rude, Solillaquists of Sound, Mad Dukez & Fresh Kils, J. Rawls and Blockhead.

MONDAY
Really great atmospheric black metal show in a house space on monday. Highly recommended.

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About me

I’m Geoff Maddock, born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA
Since 1995 I’ve used Cutups as an internet handle and dj alias.
I’m a web developer by day, and fan of music, games, technology, art, graphic design, urban life and exploration.